Window-sash



(No Modem' J. H. FOUTE.

WINDOW SASH.

No. 426,791. Patented Apr. 29, 1890.

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UNITED STATES,

PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES II. FOOTE, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

WINDOW-SASH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 426,791, dated April 29, 1890.

Application tiled .Tune 25 1889.

To all wiz/0m, t may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES H. FOOTE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of l-Iamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in .Vindow-Sashes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

prises a novel combination of devices for at-V taching the spring-guides to the window-sash, as hereinafter more fully described.

The fourth part of my improvement consists in such a construction of the sash-cord fastener as will enable it to assist the yielding action of the spring-guide, as hereinafter more fully described.

In the annexed drawings, Figure l is an enlarged perspective view of one of my springguides det-ached from a sash. Fig. 2 isavertical section of a portion of a window-frame with a spring-guide attached to a sash and a sash-cord applied to said guide. Fig. 3 is an enlarged horizontal section through said frame and sash. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional elevation of a portion of a guide and the sash-cord fastener. Fig. 5 is an enlarged horizontal section thereof. Figs. 6, 7, and S show three different modifications of my invention.

Referring to Figs. 2 and 3, A represents a portion of an ordinary box-window frame or casing, and a is a vertical groove in the same, which groove is traversed by the sides or spring portionsB B of a plate O, which mem bers B B C constitute the spri g-guides previously referred to.

Serial No. 315,496.. (No model.)

It is preferred to make the plate C somewhat longer than the sides B B, as seen at D D in Fig. 1, and to perforate these extensions at d d', respectively. Furthermore, it is preferred to provide these members B B C with inwardly-projecting shoulders or stops E, of any suitable shape, that will serve as a bearing for the sash-cord fastener F to pull against. This fastener has one end of a sash cord or chain G attached to it, which support G passes over a pulley and has a suitable weight secured to its other end.

H is a window-sash, to which the guide is secured by screws I, passing through the perforations d d of the extensions D D', and in some cases these extensions may be strengthened by clip-plates, one of which is seen at J.

K is a vertical groove in the edge of the sash, into which groove a portion of the sprin gguide is closely iitted, as seen in Fig. 3. 'In fitting upa window with'these attachments the extensions D D are first properly bent to bear against the upper and lower edges of the sash, as seen in Fig. 2, and are then secured in the manner shown. The cord G is then arranged so as to cause the fastener F to bear against the stops E, and thus support the sash at any desired elevation and in the same manner as any ordinary sash. Consequently the sash can be raised and lowered with perfect ease, during which operation the spring sides B B of the guide will yield and automatically adjust themselves to any irregularity or warping of the frame. Therefore these sides serve as self-acting or selfadjusting weather-strips, that etfectually exclude rain and dust without adding very materially to the labor of raising and lowering the sash. In addition to this advantage the close iit of the spring-guides prevents the sash rattling, no matter how hard the wind may blow. If preferred, the free edges of the sides B B may be bent inwardly, as seen at b in Fig. 3, to prevent the frame being cut, and similar bends may be made atthe ends of said sides, as seen at b in Fig. 4L.

In Fig. 6 the stops E E have an inward and upward slope, While the sash-cord fastener F is tapering, by which arrangement said fastener tends to spread the sides B B', and thereby increase their spring action.

In the modification seen in Fig. 7 theframe- IOO groove is lined with a sheet-metal casing L, which diminishes friction and prevents any possible wear of said groove. rlhis illustration also shows the sides of the guide bent inwardly at M to increase their elasticity, and said sides are pierced to admit a staple N, which secures the guide within the sash and serves as a means for attaching the suspending cord or chain. In the modification seen in Fig. S the inner side of the springg-nide is 'Hush with the sash and is secured in place by a screw O, to which the cord or chain may be attached. Furthermore, this illustration shows a lock or other suitable fastener P for supporting the sash at any desired elevation, thus dispensing with cords and weights. It is evident these inodilications include the leading feature oi niy invention-that is to say, they show a yielding or spring guide secured within a groove ol' the slidingsash and adapted to traverse a Vertical groove of the franieor casing, and at the saine time to serve as a self-adj Listing weather-strip and an antirattling device. Finally, this spring-guide may be made of any suitable material, although sheet metal is preferred for obvious reasons.

I claim as niy inventionl. A sliding window-sash having a springguide secured thereto and traveling therewith, which guide consists of a center plate, as (l, having outwardly-pressing wings, as B Il', bearing against the opposite sides of a grooved frame, as a, substantially described.

2. A sliding window-sash having a springguide secu red thereto and traveling therewith,

which guide consists of a center plate, as C, having outwardly-pressin g wings, as Il Il', bearing against the opposite sides of a grooved traine, as a, said spring-guide bein gfurnished with stops for the sash-cord fastener to shoulder against,substantially as described.

A spring-guide for window-sashes,whicl1 guide is composed of a plate C, having yielding sides 4ll 5 and perforated eXtensionsD (Z D d', said sides and extensions being integral with said plate, as herein described.

4. The combination of sash II, groove K,

spril'ig-guide B 3 C, perforated extensionsl) CZ D CZ', clip-plate J, and fasteners I, as herein described.

5. Vllhespring-guide B B C, havingimvardl y and upwardly sloping stops E E', in combination with the tapering cord-fastener Il", for the purpose described.

G. The combination of grooved frame A a, 'grooved sash H K, spring-guide B ll C, stops E, fastener F, and sash-cord G, 'for the purpose described.

7. The combination of a vertically-grooved window-frame, a Vertically-grooved windowsash, and a springgnide, which guide is cured within the saslrgroove, has outwardlypressing wings that traverse the fra1nc-groove, and serves as the only means for confining said sash to said frame, substantially as described. I

In testiinonywhereof I affix my signature in presence 01": two Witnesses.

JAMES ll. FOUTE.

Witnesses:

.Llnns II. LAYMAN, FnANcIs M. BIDDLE. 

